Clip or fastener



second hole drilledtherein. The spring 3,

Patented Aug. 30, .1927.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT T. POLLOCK, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T POLLOCK PEN COM-PANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

CLIP on FASTENER.

Application filed August 5, 1921, Serial N0.s490 ,150. Renewed January26, 1927.

This invention relates to improvements in a clip or fastener and refersmore particularly to a clip fastener for fountain pens, pencils orothersmall elongated instruments which are to be held in the edge of a coator vest pocket or in an upright position in a bag or kit of any sort.

Among th salient objects of the invention are to provide an improvedtype of fastene which is less unsightly than the cumbersome fastenersnow in use and one which has a tight positive grip and one which isadapt able to be easily mounted on fountain pens, pencils or otherinstruments to be held in position in garments or any fabric pocketsmade for supporting the pen, pencils or instruments.

In the drawings: 7

1 is a sectional side view of the clip as mounted in the fountain pencap.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing portions of the clip which are exposed toview.

Fig. 3 is a detail of the inside sleeve.

Fig. 4% is a view showing .the method of mounting the clip.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 1 designates the pen cap providedwith astationary inside sleeve 1 which is grooved longitudinally asshown at 2 to receive the spring 3and clip support 4 within the body ofthe cap. The clip support has drilled holes 5 and 6 at either end and isso shaped that the bowed spring 3 is centrally arranged on the supportltO impose a tension upon the hook-shaped threaded button 7 which isscrewed into the hole 6 of the clip support through a hole drilledthrough the cap. It will be noted that the clip support at is more orless rigid throughout itslength, and acts to' raise the button 7, andthat end of the support to which it is attached at 6. In other words,the central portion or bend in the clip support acts. as a fulcrumbetween .the buttons 7 andS. A press button 8 is threaded to screw intothe hole 5 in the clip support passing through the cap through a isriveted or otherwise fastened to the clip support at 9 and when thebutton 8 is pressed, thehook button 7 is raised so as to permit the'hookportion to be placed over the edge of the pocket or to Whatever materialit is to be fastened. The spring 3 keeps a tension on the hook button atall times and tends to keep the hook in contact with the cap, therebyfirmly gripping the fabric between the end of the book 7 and the outersurface of the cap. The construction is such that the spring 3 serves tosupply the tension necessary to grip the edge of the pocket, therebyholding the pen or pencil firmly in position.

When the clip is mountd upon a pencil such as the refillable cartridgepencils now in common use, the clip support and spring members will bemounted beneath the shell or the pencil showing only the two. exposedbuttons 011 the surface. This clip is attra-c tive in that it exposesonly two nickelled or silvered buttons to view and conceals theunsightly spring and spring gripping members which (are common to theusual type of fastener. Instead of the elongated spring clip,

the two nickelled or silvered or otherwise vcoated buttons will be theonly port-ions of the clip exposed to view when the clip is in place. i

I claim as my invention:

1. A clip fastener for a fountain pen or pencil, comprising a hookedgripping member and a button connected by a support, said support beingmounted internally of the pen cap or pencil barrel, a spring positionedbetween the hooked member and but ton' for holding the hook in springcontact with the outer surface of the pen or pencil and operable to beraised by pressure im' posed upon the button.

2. A clip fastener for fountain pen or re fillable pencils comprisin agripping member and a button connected by a support member, a springattached to the support and positioned with the support memberinternally of the pen or pencil shell adapted to hold the grippingmember in spring contact with the shell and releasable therefrom bypressure upon the button.

ROBERT T. POLLOQK.

